Singers lined up early in the morning, armed with talent and lots of nerves, to compete for a special audition for the American Idol producers.

The competition offered the opportunity for an unknown Granite Stater to become a superstar.

“I am nervous,” one singer said. “But I realize if you never try, you’ll never know. Am I right?”

One by one, each singer was given a chance to sing for a panel of judges. A lucky few got the chance to perform for WMUR's celebrity judges, including New Hampshire native and American Idol star Alex Preston.

“Like, there’s a lot of people that can sing. It’s about selling it and it’s about being yourself and not trying to be anybody else that I think’s really important,” Preston said.

The judges had one "silver ticket" to give away, grantingthe winner a guaranteed chance to sing for the American Idol producers.

WMUR’s Erin Fehlau joked that she was going to go make copies because all the contestants were so skilled.

But in the end, only one could win.

Tune in Monday at 7 p.m. for a special one-hour show on New Hampshire Idol to see behind-the-scenes footage of the audition process and to find out who won the silver ticket.